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    3. 酷い

    酷い

    酷ひどい​

    cruel

    N1KMT8CoreAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    非道い

    ひどいヒドイヒドいひでーひでえひでぇ

    Adjective

    1.
    cruel, heartless, hard, harsh, severe
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    violent, intense, strong, heavy, extreme
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    very bad, terrible, awful
    word usually written using kana alone
    4.
    excessive, exorbitant, unreasonable, outrageous, unfair, unjust
    word usually written using kana alone

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    昨きの日うの雨あめはひどかった。

    The rain yesterday was terrible.

    KMT6Weather & GeographyDaily Life
    彼かれの態たい度どは本ほん当とうにひどい。

    His attitude is truly awful.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの裏うら切ぎりは私わたしにとってひどいショックだった。

    His betrayal was a terrible shock to me.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    昨さく夜やはひどい頭ず痛つうで一いっ睡すいもできなかった。

    I couldn't sleep a wink last night due to a terrible headache.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyMedicine & HealthDaily Life
    その会かい社しゃは従じゅう業ぎょう員いんに対たいしてひどい扱あつかいをしていると非ひ難なんされた。

    The company was criticized for treating its employees terribly.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyWork & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    酷
    ひど.い…(1)
    cruel・severe・atrocious・unjust
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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